Curriculum Vitae JAMES K. WELLMAN JR.

Box 353650, University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195

Phone: (206) 543-0339, E-mail: jwellman@u.washington.edu Website: http://faculty.washington.edu/jwellman/

I. Education The University of Washington, 1981 BA, Distinction, Honors Program, English Princeton Theological Seminary, 1984 MDiv, Philosophical Hermeneutics The University of Chicago, 1995 PhD, Religion and the Human Sciences II. Dissertation Title Changing Boundaries: A Social History of a Downtown Protestant Establishment Church from 1908-1995. III. Employment: Academic 2010-Present Associate Editor Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Journal 2008-Present University of Washington, Seattle, WA Associate Professor Comparative Religion Program Jackson School of International Studies 2008-Present University of Washington, Seattle, WA Adjunct Professor Department of Sociology 2005-Present University of Washington, Seattle, WA Chair Comparative Religion Program Jackson School of International Studies 2002-2008 University of Washington, Seattle, WA Assistant Professor Comparative Religion Program Jackson School of International Studies

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1997-2002 University of Washington, Seattle, WA Lecturer Comparative Religion Program, Jackson School of International Studies 1996-1997 University of Chicago Divinity School, Chicago, IL Teaching Assistant IV. Employment: Non-Academic 1998-2002 Soulworks Inc. Seattle, WA Business Ethics Consultant 1991-1997 Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago, IL Director of Young Adult Education 1985-1989 Neshaminy-Warwick Presbyterian Church, Neshaminy-Warwick, PA Associate Minister for Youth Education 1984-1985 Penn Presbyterian Medical Center University of Pennsylvania Health System Philadelphia, PA Hospital Student Chaplain V. Publications A. Monographs 1. 1999 Gold Coast Church and the Ghetto: Christ and Culture in Mainline Protestantism. Champaign: University of Illinois Press. 2. 2008 Evangelicals vs. Liberals: The Clash of Christian Cultures in the Pacific Northwest. New York: Oxford University Press. 3. 2010 Getting High on God: Charisma, Ecstasy, and Power in American

Megachurches. New York: Oxford University Press. Proposal under review.

B. Edited Works 1. 1999 With William H. Swatos, Jr. The Power of Religious Publics: Staking Claims in American Society. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.

2. 2007 Belief and Bloodshed: Religion and Violence across Time and Tradition.

Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.

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3. 2010 With Clark Lombardi. Religion and Human Security: A Global

Perspective. New York: Oxford University Press. Under review. C. Articles in Journals (*indicates peer reviewed publication) 1. 1998 *“The Decentering of the Protestant Mainline: John Timothy Stone, The Chicago Years 1913-1930.” The Journal of Presbyterian History 76 (Fall): pp. 199-213. 2. 1999 *Guest editor. “Special Issue: Religious Organizational Identity and Homosexual Ordination: A Case-Study of a Protestant Denomination.” Review of Religious Research 41: pp. 184-274. 3. 1999 *Introduction to “The Debate Over Homosexual Ordination: Subcultural Identity Theory in American Religious Organizations.” Review of Religious Research 41: pp. 184-206. 4. 2001 “God and Business.” Sightings. Martin Marty Center, University of Chicago Divinity School. August 8, online. 5. 2002 *“Finding a New Center: The Future of the Liberal Protestant Mainline.” The Journal of Presbyterian History. Reprint. 80:3 (Fall): pp. 172- 188. 6. 2002 *“Religion without a Net: Strictness in the Religious Practices of West Coast Urban Liberal Christian Congregations.” Review of Religious Research 44:2: pp. 184-199. 7. 2003 “The Idol of Empire.” Sightings. Martin Marty Center, University of Chicago Divinity School. December 3, online. 8. 2004 *Co-author with Kyoko Tokuno. “Is Religious Violence Inevitable?” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 43:3: pp. 291-296. Principal author. Ranked as the most cited article between 2005-2007. 9. 2004 “Religious Scholarship and Insider Status: The Question of Teaching and Faith.” Fostering Student Development through Faculty Development. January, 15, Loyola University, Chicago, online. 10. 2004 “The Passion: Redemptive Violence?” The Spirit: A Publication of the Seattle Presbytery. June.

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11. 2004 “What Church Leaders Can Learn from Vital Liberal and Evangelical Protestant Churches.” The Spirit: A Publication of the Seattle Presbytery. October. 12. 2005 “Dueling Truth Claims, Borg versus Warren.” The Spirit: A Publication of the Seattle Presbytery. February. 13. 2006 “Peeling Back the Evangelical Onion: Worldviews and World Affairs.” Review of Faith and International Affairs. September 29-36. 14. 2007 *Co-author with Matthew Keyes. “Portable Politics and Durable Religion: The Moral Worldviews of American Evangelical Missionaries.” Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review 68:4: pp. 383-406. 15. 2007 “Response to Professor Jon Pahl’s “The Desire to Acquire: Or, Why Shopping Malls are Sites of Religious Violence.” The Religion & Culture Web Forum. May. The Martin Marty Center, The University of Chicago Divinity School, online. 16. 2008 “Make No Mistake about the Dalai Lama.” US Professors on Politics: The Blog. April 14. 17. 2008 “The Churching of an Unchurched Region.” Crosscut: News of the Great Nearby. June 3, Seattle, WA. 18. 2009 *With Charles Richter. “Matrix as Sacred Canopy: Teaching Theory of Religion.” Teaching Theology and Religion 12:2: pp. 141-150. 19. 2009 *“Cheerleading for War.” The Immanent Frame. Social Science Research

Council. April, online.

20. 2010 “Ritual Ecstasy in Religion.” Podcast for Merril Wright Mainstage Theater, Seattle, WA. April 1-4, 2010. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/otb/20100119_thorsonpod.mp3.

21. 2010 *With Katie Corcoran. “Explaining Pacific Northwest Inter-regional Religious Differences in Evangelical Commitment.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. Preparing for submission. 22. 2010 *With Randy Thompson. “From the Social Gospel to Neoconservativism:

Religion and U.S. Foreign Policy. Journal for the American Academy of Religion. Preparing for submission.

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D. Articles in Books 1. 1997 “Presbyterians.” In The Encyclopedia of Religion and Society. In William H. Swatos, Jr. and Peter Kivisto, eds. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press: pp. 376-378. 2. 1999 “Religion Out of the Closet: Public Religion and Homosexuality.” In William H. Swatos, Jr. and James K. Wellman, Jr., eds. The Power of Religious Publics: Staking Claims in American Society. Greenwood, CT: Praeger Publishing): pp. 131-151. 3. 2001 “Secularism.” In Brenda Basher, ed. The Encyclopedia of

Fundamentalism: Religion and Society Series. New York: Routledge: pp. 439-442.

4. 2004 “The Churching of the Pacific Northwest: The Rise of Sectarian Entrepreneurs.” In Patricia O’Connell Killen and Mark Silk, eds. Religion and Public Culture in the Pacific Northwest: The None Zone. Religion by Region Series. Walnut Creek: Alta Mira Press: pp. 79-105. 5. 2006 “Dueling Truth Claims: Comparing the Moral Worldviews of American Evangelical and Liberal Protestant Christians.” In Unity and Diversity in Religion and Culture: Exploring the Psychological and Philosophical Issues underlying Global Conflict / International Readings on Theory, History and Philosophy of Culture 22. St. Petersburg, Eidos: pp. 315-326. 6. 2006 “Christianity: Evangelicalism.” In Thomas Riggs, ed. Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices, Vol. 1: Religions and Denominations. Vol. 1 of 3. Detroit: Gale Virtual Reference Library: pp. 183-189. 7. 2007 “Religion and Violence: Past, Present and Future.” In James K. Wellman, Jr., ed. Belief and Bloodshed: Religion and Violence across Time and Tradition. Lanham, MD.: Rowman & Littlefield: pp. 1-10. 8. 2007 “Is War Normal for American Evangelical Religion?” In James K. Wellman, Jr., ed. Belief and Bloodshed: Religion and Violence across Time and Tradition. Lanham, MD.: Rowman & Littlefield: pp. 195-210. 9. 2010 “North America.” In Mark Juergensmeyer and Wade Clark Roof, eds. Encyclopedia of Global Religion. Sage Publications. In press.

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10. 2010 “Secularization.” In J. Gordon Melton, ed. Religions of the World: a Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices. In press.

11. 2010 “Modernity.” In J. Gordon Melton, ed. Religions of the World: a

Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices. In press. 12. 2010 “Religious Violence.” In J. Gordon Melton, ed. Religions of the World: a

Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices. In press. 13. 2010 “Introduction: Religion and Human Security.” In James K Wellman Jr.

and Clark Lombardi, eds. Religion and Human Security. New York: Oxford University Press. Under review.

14. 2010 “The Dance of Desire in Religion and Human Security.” In James K

Wellman Jr. and Clark Lombardi, eds. Religion and Human Security. New York: Oxford University Press. Under review.

15. 2010 With Kyoko Tokuno, “Is Religious Violence Inevitable?” Reprint in

Susanne Monahan, William Mirola, and Michael Emerson, eds. Sociology of Religion: A Reader (Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Education).

E. Book Reviews 1. 2001 Kimon Howland Sargeant, Seeker Churches: Promoting Traditional Religion in a Nontraditional Way. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2000. In The Journal of Religion 81, July: pp.

473-4. 2. 2001 Ronald R. Stockton, Decent and in Order: Conflict, Christianity, and Polity in a Presbyterian Congregation. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2000. In Review of Religious Research 43:1, September: pp. 95-96. 3. 2005 William R. Hutchison, Religious Pluralism in America: The Contentious History of a Founding Ideal. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003. In Journal of Church and State 47:2, Spring: pp. 411-412. 4. 2007 J. Harold Ellens, The Destructive Power of Religion: Violence in Judaism,

Christianity, and Islam. Condensed and Updated Edition. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers. In Journal of Church and State 49:4, Autumn: pp. 770-772.

5. 2008 Stuart A. Wright, Patriots, Politics, and the Oklahoma City Bombing. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007. In Journal of Church and State 50:2, Spring: pp. 356-357.

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6. 2008 Stephen Ellingson, The Megachurch and the Mainline: Remaking Religious Tradition in the Twenty-first Century. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. In The Journal of Religion 88:4, October: pp. 539-541. 7. 2009 Mark Silk and Andrew Walsh, One Nation, Divisible: How Regional

Differences Shape American Politics. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. In Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 48:1, March: pp. 195-197.

8. 2009 Michael Burleigh, Sacred Causes: The Clash of Religion and Politics, From the Great War to the War on Terror. New York: HarperCollins Publishers. In Journal of Church and State August 7, 2009.

9. 2009 Paul A. Djupe, and Christopher P. Gilbert, The Political Influence of

Churches. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. In Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 48:4, December: pp. 829-831.

10. 2010 David Martin, On Secularization: Towards a Revised Theory. England: Ashgate Publishing Limited. In Religion 40:1, January, pp. 62-63. 11. 2010 T. Jeremy Gunn, Spiritual Weapons: The Cold War and the Forging of an

American National Religion. Westport, Connecticut: Praegers. In Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 49:1, March: pp. 190-191.

F. Editorials 1. 2004 “Mixing Church and State Can Damage Both.” The Seattle Times,

August 5.

2. 2008 “Civic Gospel of Hope.” The Seattle Times, February 7. VI. Current Research 1. Developing a project proposal on America and the World: Religion and U.S.

Foreign Policy for a new Luce Grant on Religion and International Affairs. VII. Honors, Grants and Awards 2009 Honorable Mention: Distinguished Book Award, Evangelical vs. Liberal:

The Clash of Christian Cultures in the Pacific Northwest. Given annually by the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. (Second out of twenty-six books nominated).

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2009 Recipient: International Studies Center Course Development Grant Award for “Religion 590: American Religion and US Foreign Policy,” ($2,000). 2008 Principal Investigator: “Teaching Introductory Courses in Religion.” Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion, ($1,897). 2007-2009 Co-Principal Investigator and Project Director: “Religion and Human Security.” Henry Luce Foundation on Religion and International Affairs, ($300,000; with Reşat Kasaba and Clark Lombardi). 2007 Recipient: International Studies Center Course Development Grant Award: SIS 405: Political Economy and Religious Institutions, ($2,000). 2006-Present Non-Resident Fellow: Institute for the Study of Religion, Baylor University, Waco, TX 2006 Co-Principal Investigator: “Religion and Democratic Culture: The Problems and Possibilities for Peace.” The Henry M. Jackson Foundation Grant, Comparative Religion Program Colloquium Series, ($24,450; with Cabeiri Robinson, Kyoko Tokuno, Noam Pianko, Gadi Barzilai). 2005-2006 Nominee: The Marsh L. Landolt Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award. 2005-2006 Nominee: 2006 UW Distinguished Teaching Award. 2005 Selected: 2005, “Teaching Introductory Religion: Lessons from the Practices of Fifty Effective Teachers.” Wabash Center for Teaching, University of Notre Dame, ($750). 2005 Selected, with Scott Noegel: University Course, “Religion, Violence, and Peace: Patterns across Time.” Undergraduate Course Development Fund, University of Washington, (One month summer salary and Research/Teaching Assistant support). 2004-2005 Nominee: 2005, UW Distinguished Teaching Award. 2004-2005 Co-Principal Investigator: “Religion and Democratic Culture: The Problems and Possibilities for Peace.” The Henry M. Jackson Foundation Grant, Comparative Religion Program Colloquium Series, ($10,000; with Cabeiri Robinson, Kyoko Tokuno).

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2004-2005 Co-Principal Investigator: “Religion and Democratic Culture: The Problems and Possibilities for Peace.” University of Washington Simpson Center Grant, Comparative Religion Program Colloquium Series, ($3,300; with Cabeiri Robinson, Kyoko Tokuno). 2003-2004 Co-Principal Investigator: “Religion, Conflict and Violence: Exploring

Patterns Past and Present, East and West.” University of Washington Simpson Center Grant, Comparative Religion Program Colloquium Series and Symposium, ($12,500; with Kyoko Tokuno).

2003-2004 Co-Principal Investigator: “Religion, Conflict and Violence: Exploring

Patterns Past and Present, East and West.” University of Washington Arts and Sciences Exchange Program, Comparative Religion Program Colloquium Series and Symposium, ($10,000; with Kyoko Tokuno).

2003-2004 Principal Investigator: “The Churching of an Unchurched Region: Evangelical Entrepreneurs in the Pacific Northwest.” Louisville Institute, Louisville, Kentucky, ($15,743).

2003-2004 Principal Investigator: “The Influence of Global Evangelicalism on Pacific

Northwest Entrepreneurial Christianity.” Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, ($3,000).

2003-2004 Principal Investigator: “Pacific Northwest Megachurches and the New Knowledge Economy.” Constance H. Jacquet Research Award, ($2,700). 2003 Selected: University of Washington’s Institute for Teaching Excellence. 2002 Principal Investigator: “Understanding the Spiritual Capital of Business

Leaders.” Spiritual Transformation Grants Scientific Research Program, Templeton Foundation, ($150,000 matching grant

finalist, 60 out of 470 applications; rejected).

2001-2002 Principal Investigator: “Sectarian Entrepreneurs: Pacific Northwest Religionists.” Lilly Endowment Grant, Religion by Region, Book Chapter Research Award, ($2,000). 2001 Awarded: Francis Makemie Award, The Gold Coast Church and the Ghetto: Christ and Culture in Mainline Protestantism. Committee for the Presbyterian Historical Society. Given annually for the outstanding book in Reformed History, ($500).

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1999-2000 Principal Investigator: “Religious Practices of West Coast Lay Liberals.” Constance H. Jacquet Research Award, ($2,000). 1998-1999 Principal Investigator: “The Protestant Mainstream Church and the Religious Practice of Lay Liberals.” General Research Grant, Louisville Institute, Louisville, KY, ($25,000). 1994 Awarded: Student Paper Award, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Annual Meeting. 1993-1994 Awarded: Dissertation Fellowship, Louisville Institute for the Study of Protestantism and American Culture, ($5,000). 1993-1994 Awarded: Educational Assistance Grant, Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago, IL, ($5,000). 1984 Awarded: Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Studies Award. VIII. Scholarly Presentations 1. “Peculiar Partners: A Gold Coast Church and Cabrini Green.” Chicago Group for the

Study of Religious Communities. R. Stephen Warner, organizer. University of Illinois at Chicago, Sociology Department. Chicago, IL. February 26, 1994. Invited presentation.

2. “A Counter-Example of Liberal Protestant Failure: A Case-Study of an Elite

Downtown Protestant Church, from 1984-1994.” Association for the Sociology of Religion, Annual Meeting. Los Angeles, CA. August 5, 1994. Refereed presentation.

3. “The Transformation of a Protestant Establishment Church: A Social History of an

Elite Downtown Protestant Church, 1961-1984.” Paper presented at the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Annual Meeting. Albuquerque, NM. November 4, 1994. Refereed presentation.

4. “Boundaries Maintained and Transgressed: An Examination of an Elite Downtown

Protestant Church.” Religious Research Association, Annual Meeting. Albuquerque, NM. November 5, 1994. Refereed presentation.

5. “Ideological Backlash or Institutional Boundary Maintenance? An Examination of the

Re-Imagining Controversy.” Women and Religion section, American Academy of Religion, Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. November 20, 1995. Refereed presentation.

6. Discussant: Author Meets Critics. Vital Signs: The Promise of Mainstream

Protestantism. Milton J. Coalter, John M. Mulder, and Louis Weeks. Religious

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Research Association, Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. November 9, 1997. Refereed presentation.

7. Discussant: Lilly Regional Conference on Religion in the News. University of

Washington. Seattle, WA. July 12, 1998. 8. “The History of the American Liberal Protestant Church.” Pacific Lutheran University.

Tacoma, WA. March 14, 1999. Invited presentation. 9. “Religion without a Net: Religious Practice of Lay Liberals.” Society for the Scientific

Study of Religion, Annual Meeting. Boston, MA. November 5, 1999. Refereed presentation.

10. “The Characteristics of Successful Urban, Liberal Protestant Churches.” American

Academy of Religion, Pacific Northwest Region. Spokane, WA. April 29, 2000. Refereed presentation.

11. “Understanding Religious Social Capital in the Pacific Northwest.” Pacific Lutheran

University, Whidbey Institute. Whidbey Island, WA. October 26, 2000. Invited presentation.

12. Respondent: Author Meets Critics. Teenagers in Religious Institutions. Roger L.

Dudley. Religious Research Association, Annual Meeting. Columbus, OH. October 19, 2001. Invited presentation.

13. “The Domestication of Religion: Religious Studies Programs and the Secularization

Process.” Paper for “The Secular Revolution: Power, Agency, and Conflict in the Secularization of American Public Life.” University of North Carolina. Chapel Hill, NC. June 2, 2001. Invited presentation.

14. “Religious Truth and the Sociology of Knowledge.” Society for the Scientific Study

of Religion, Annual Meeting. Columbus, OH. October 20, 2001. Refereed presentation.

15. “Relics and Territory: Cosmogony and Divine Dismemberment.” Comparative

Religion Program Colloquium, University of Washington. Seattle, WA. November 28, 2001. Invited to moderate.

16. “Theorists Meet Practitioners.” Religious Research Association, Annual Meeting.

Salt Lake City, UT. November 2, 2002. Refereed presentation. 17. “American Alternative Religions: Messiahs and Mystics.” Phi Beta Kappa, Annual

Meeting, University of Washington. Seattle, WA. March 6, 2003. Invited presentation.

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18. “Theory in Understanding Religion and Violence.” Colloquium for Religion, Conflict and Violence: Patterns Past and Present, East and West, University of Washington. Seattle, WA. October 15, 2003. Invited presentation.

19. “Sectarian Entrepreneurs in the Pacific Northwest: Rethinking Patterns in Church and

Sect.” Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Annual Meeting. Norfolk, VA. October 25, 2003. Refereed presentation.

20. “Religion, Conflict and Violence.” Sociocultural Anthropology Colloquium,

Anthropology Department, University of Washington. Seattle, WA. November 3, 2003. Invited presentation.

21. “Religion and Public Life in the Pacific Northwest: A Symposium for Journalists.”

Pacific Lutheran University. Tacoma WA. March 22, 2004. Invited presentation. 22. “Patterns in Church Growth and Vitality: Evangelicals in the Pacific Northwest.”

Pacific Lutheran University. Tacoma, WA. April 22, 2004. Invited presentation. 23. “The Challenges of Qualitative Research in Religious Studies.” University of

Washington Qualitative Research Conference. Seattle, WA. May 20, 2003. Invited presentation.

24. “Types of Relics: Toward a Typology and Location.” American Academy of

Religion, Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA. November 22, 2003. Invited to moderate. 25. “War is Normal: The Logic of American Evangelical Religion.” American Academy

of Religion, Pacific Northwest Region, University of British Columbia. Vancouver, BC. May 8, 2004. Refereed presentation.

26. “War is Normal: The Logic of American Evangelical Religion.” University of

Washington Comparative Religion Symposium: “Religion, Conflict and Violence: Exploring Patterns Past and Present, East and West.” Seattle, WA. May 14, 2004. Organizer and panelist.

27. “Religion and Public Life in the Pacific Northwest: Sectarian Evangelical Christians.”

American Society of Church History, American Historical Association, Annual Meeting. Seattle, WA. January 8, 2005. Invited presentation.

28. “Dueling Truth Claims: Comparing the Moral Worldviews of American Evangelical

and Liberal Protestant Christians.” “Unity and Diversity in Religion and Culture: Exploring the psychological and philosophical issues underlying global conflict.” UNESCO Chair on Comparative Studies of Spiritual Traditions, St. Petersburg Branch of the Russian Institute for Cultural Research. Seattle, WA. January 28, 2005. Invited presentation.

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29. “Belief, Reward and Conflict in the Moral Worlds of Evangelical and Liberal Protestant Christians.” American Academy of Religion, Pacific Northwest Region, Seattle University. Seattle, WA. April 29, 2005. Refereed presentation.

30. “No Boundaries: The Ripple Effect of Globalization.” For University of Washington

Alumni Association Lecture Series: “No Boundaries: The Ripple Effect of Globalization.” Seattle, WA. November 1, 2005. Invited presentation.

31. “Religious Revolutions: The Rise of Protestantism in the Dominican Republic.” With

UW Graduate Student, Daniel Fred Escher. 2005 Pruit Memorial Symposium: “Global Christianity: Challenging Modernity and the West.” Baylor University. Waco, TX. November 11, 2005. Refereed presentation.

32. “Evangelical International Missionaries: Clash of Cultures or Call to Conversation?”

Council on Faith and International Affairs, Seattle Pacific University. Seattle, WA. February 8, 2006. Invited presentation.

33. “Theories of Religious Violence.” Issues of Comparative Religious Studies in Central

Asia. Tashkent, Uzbekistan. September 15, 2006. Invited presentation. 34. “Spiritualities of Inclusion and Exclusion: Liberal and Evangelical Protestants in the

Pacific Northwest.” Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Annual Meeting. Portland, OR. October 20, 2006. Refereed presentation.

35. “Portable Politics and Durable Religion: The Moral Worldviews of American

Evangelical Missionaries.” With Katie Corcoran, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Annual Meeting. Portland, OR. October 21, 2006. Refereed presentation.

36. “Engaging Students in the Introduction to Western Religions.” Panelist for the

“Teaching Introductory Religion: Lessons from the Practices of Fifty Effective Teachers.” Wabash Center for Teaching Theology and Religion, University of Notre Dame, American Academy of Religion, Annual Meeting. Washington DC. November 18, 2006. Invited presentation.

37. “Critical Thinking in Teaching the Study of Religion.” Second International

Conference on Issues of Comparative Religious Studies in Central Asia. Uzbekistan Educational Partnerships Program Symposium, University of Washington. Seattle, WA. April 15, 2007. Invited presentation.

38. “Belief and War in a Changing World: America and the Middle East.” Ochanomizu University. Tokyo, Japan. February 12-15, 2008. Invited lecture series. 39. Author Meets Critics: Evangelical vs. Liberal: The Clash of Christian Cultures in the

Pacific Northwest. American Academy of Religion, Pacific Northwest Region. Newberg, OR. May 3, 2008. Invited presentation.

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40. “Engaging Moral Worlds in Teaching Religion.” American Academy of Religion,

Pacific Northwest Region. Newberg, OR. May 3, 2008. Invited presentation. 41. “Explanations for Church Growth and Decline in the PNW.” University of

Washington Sociology Department Seminar on Institutional Analysis. Seattle, WA. May 14, 2008. Invited presentation.

42. “Religion and Politics: Twin Sons of the Same Mother.” Jackson School of International Studies Faculty Research Group. Seattle, WA. May 14, 2008. Invited presentation. 43. “Lay Liberals in American Religion.” Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Annual Meeting. Louisville, KY. October 18, 2008. Invited presentation. 44. “Schleiermacher: Father of Liberal Protestantism.” Teaching Company, Chantilly, VA. December 16, 2008. Invited pilot lecture for course, Evangelical vs. Liberal: The History of Protestant Thought. Invited presentation. 45. “Megachurches and Gender Dynamics.” Leadership Network Conference on

Megachurches. Dallas, TX. January 26, 2009. Invited presentation. 46. “The Gospels of Faith, Reality and Hope: A Meditation on Religion and Power.”

Book Festival for School of Theology and Ministry. Seattle University, Seattle, WA. February 7, 2009. Invited presentation; keynote.

47. “Evangelical vs. Liberal: The Clash of Christian Cultures in the Pacific Northwest.”

University of Washington Undergraduate Research Program, Research Exposed, Seattle, WA. February 18, 2009. Invited presentation.

48. “Studies in Religion and Human Security.” Title VI 50th Anniversary, Washington

DC. March 19, 2009. Refereed presentation. 49. “Moral Rafts and Moral Passion.” American Academy of Religion, Pacific Northwest

Region, Pacific Lutheran University. Tacoma, WA. April 25, 2009. Refereed presentation.

50. “How Religion Affects Global Civil Society.” Religion and Global Civil Society: A

Networking Workshop, University of California Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara, CA. May 2, 2009. Invited presentation.

51. “The Spirituality of Megachurches.” Society for the Scientific Study of Religion,

Annual Meeting. Denver, CO. October 23, 2009. Refereed presentation.

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52. “Religious Studies and Latin American Evangelicalism.” Panelist, Religion and Global Society, University of California Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara, CA. January 16, 2009. Invited presentation.

53. “Evangelical vs. Liberal: Conditions and Consequences.” Seattle Pacific University.

Seattle, WA. January 20, 2009. Invited presentation. 54. “Desire and Power in American Megachurches.” American Academy of Religion,

Pacific Northwest Region, University of Victoria. Victoria, British Columbia. May 8, 2010. Refereed presentation.

55. “Interaction Ritual Chains in the Teaching of Religion.” American Academy of

Religion, Pacific Northwest Region, University of Victoria. Victoria, British Columbia. May 8, 2010. Invited presentation.

56. “Religious Violence across Time and Tradition.” The 28th Annual Spiritual Life

Institute, St. Martin’s University. Lacey, WA. June 14-17, 2010. Four invited presentations.

57. “Religion and Human Security: Luce Foundation on Religion and International

Affairs.” Social Science Research Council. Brooklyn, New York. May 19, 20, 2010. Invited panelist.

IX. Scholarly Events Organized 1. Conference Organizer and Program Director: Religious Research Association, Annual

Meeting. San Diego, CA. November 7-9, 1997. 2. Chair and Organizer: “The Power of Religious Publics: Staking Claims in American

Society.” Religious Research Association, Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. November 8, 1997.

3. Organizer: Author Meets Critics. Vital Signs: The Promise of Mainstream

Protestantism, Milton J. Coalter, John M. Mulder, and Louis Weeks. Religious Research Association, Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. November 9, 1997.

4. Organizer: Author Meets Critics. Money Matters: Personal Giving in American Churches, Dean Hoge, Charles Zech, Patrick McNamara, and Michael J.

Donahue. Religious Research Association, Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. November 9, 1997.

5. Session Organizer: “The Future of Theory in the Social Scientific Study of Religion.”

Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Annual Meeting. Columbus, OH. October 20, 2001.

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6. Discussant: “Vital Liberal Congregations Consultation.” Louisville Institute, Louisville, KY. December 9, 2002.

7. Session Organizer. “Pacific Northwest Religion: Secularization or Revival?” Society

for the Scientific Study of Religion, Annual Meeting. Norfolk, VA. October 25, 2003.

8. Co-organizer: University of Washington Comparative Religion Symposium: “Religion,

Conflict and Violence: Exploring Patterns Past and Present, East and West.” Seattle, WA. May 13-14, 2004.

9. Organizing Committee: International Conference: “Unity and Diversity in Religion

and Culture: Exploring the psychological and philosophical issues underlying global conflict.” UNESCO Chair on Comparative Studies of Spiritual Traditions, St. Petersburg Branch of the Russian Institute for Cultural Research. Seattle, WA. January 27-30, 2005.

10. Organizer: UW Comparative Religion Program Graduate Students, Special Panel:

“What is Religion? Can Theory Explain Religion?” Pacific Northwest American Academy of Religion. Seattle University, Seattle, WA. April 29, 2005.

11. Organizer: Author Meets Critics. The Kingdom Is Always But Coming: A Life of

Walter Rauschenbusch, Christopher Evans. Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Annual Meeting. Rochester, NY. November 5, 2005.

12. Panel Organizer: “Spirituality in an Unchurched Region.” Society for the Scientific

Study of Religion, Annual Meeting. Portland, OR. October 20, 2006. 13. Panel Organizer: “Organized Religion in an Unchurched Region.” Society for the

Scientific Study of Religion, Annual Meeting. Portland, OR. October 21, 2006. 14. Co-organizer: University of Washington Comparative Religion Program Symposium,

“Religion and Democratic Culture: The Problem of Violence and the Possibilities for Peace.” Seattle, WA. October 26-27, 2006.

15. Organizer and Panel Moderator: University of Washington Comparative Religion

Program Series on Religion and Sports: “Religious Pilgrimage and the Super Bowl.” January 31, 2007; “Baseball as a Religion,” March 28, 2007; “Religion in Sports Panel.” Seattle, WA. May 9, 2007.

16. Project Director and Organizer: Comparative Religion Program/Jackson School of

International Studies Symposium: “Religion and Human Security: Negotiating the Power of Religious Non-state Actors.” Seattle, WA. May 8-9, 2008.

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17. Program Director: Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Annual Meeting: “Global Religion: Boon, Nightmare, or Passing Phenomenon.” Louisville, KY. October 17-19, 2008. 18. Project Director and Organizer: Comparative Religion Program/Jackson School of International Studies Symposium: “Religion and Human Security: Negotiating the Power of Religious Non-state Actors.” Seattle, WA. May 6-8, 2009. X. University and Community Presentations 1. “Business Ethics and Spiritual Practice.” Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA.

November 24, 1998. 2. “Creativity and the Soul.” Workshop for Starbucks International Executive Retreat.

Semiahmoo, WA. February 17-19, 1999. 3. “Religious Ethics and the Global Economy.” Northwest Ethics Institute. Seattle, WA. May

15, 1999. 4. “The Jesus Seminar: The Contemporary Debate.” Adult Education Course, Rolling Bay

Presbyterian Church. Rolling Bay, WA. Five lectures: September 12-October 17, 1999.

5. “The Third Way: Transcending the Conflicts in Liberal and Conservative Protestantism.”

Annual Snohomish/King County Lutheran Cluster. Seattle, WA. October 23, 1999. 6. “Liberal Protestantism: Past, Present and Future.” Fourth Presbyterian Church,

Chicago, IL. November 21, 1999. 7. “The Future of Urban Liberal Protestantism.” Keynote Address, Broad Street

Presbyterian Church Officer Leadership Retreat. Columbus, OH. September 9-10, 2000.

8. “World Religions in a Comparative Mode.” Adult Education Course, Rolling Bay

Presbyterian Church. Rolling Bay, WA. Five lectures: September 17-October 22, 2000.

9. “The North American Spiritual Marketplace.” Keynote Address, Coca Cola Marketing

Executives. Atlanta, GA. November 20, 2000. 10. “Religious Diversity in the Workplace.” JPMorgan Chase Executive Lecture.

Houston, TX. October 10, 2002. 11. “The Challenges of the Comparative Study of Religion.” Keynote Address, Interfaith

Council. Bainbridge Island, WA. October 20, 2002.

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12. “Vital Liberal Congregations Consultation.” Lecture, Louisville Institute. Louisville, KY. December 9, 2002.

13. “History of Christian Ethics.” Adult Education Course, Rolling Bay Presbyterian

Church. Rolling Bay, WA. Six lectures: January 5-March 2, 2003. 14. “Patterns in American Religion.” Lecture, English Language Program, University of

Washington. Seattle, WA. February 26, 2004. 15. “Peace and War in the Christian Tradition.” Lecture, Unity Church Series on Peace

and Justice. Bainbridge Island, WA. March 30, 2003. 16. “Faith and Reason in the Western Religious Tradition.” Lecutre for Professor

Kenneth Clatterbaugh’s Honor’s Course in Philosophy of Religion, University of Washington. Seattle, WA. April 8, 2003.

17. “Augustine for Protestants.” Lecture, Newman Center, University of Washington.

Seattle, WA. April 21, 2004. 18. “The Bible and War: The Defense of Territory in American Christianity.” Lecture,

University of Washington Time of Reflection: The War in Iraq. University of Washington. Seattle, WA. April 23, 2003.

19. “The Protestant Reformation.” Lecture, Bainbridge High School European Honor’s

Program. Bainbridge Island, WA. September 23, 2003. 20. “Research, Scholarship and Teaching.” Lecture, Freshman Interest Group, University

of Washington. Seattle, WA. October 27, 2003. 21. “American Religion: Patterns Past and Present.” Rolling Bay Presbyterian Church,

Adult Education Course. Rolling Bay, WA. Five lectures: September 12-October 24, 2004.

22. “Religion and Public Life in the Pacific Northwest.” Book Reading, Eagle Harbor

Books. Bainbridge Island, WA. September 30, 2004. 23. “Religion and Violence in European History.” Lecture, Bainbridge High School

European Honor’s Program. Bainbridge Island, WA. October 22, 2004. 24. “The Social Gospel.” Lecture for Radical Ideas in American Thought, H A&S 252,

University of Washington. Seattle, WA. January 31, 2005. 25. “The Competing Moral Worlds of Evangelical and Liberal Christians.” Lecture for

Attaining a Sustainable Society, FISH/ENVIR 439, University of Washington. Seattle, WA. February 15, 2005.

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26. “Protestantism 101: Comparative Scripture Series.” Lecture, Hillel House, University of Washington. Seattle, WA. April 28, 2005.

27. “The Moral Lives of Political Leaders: A Comparison of Abraham Lincoln and

Nelson Mandela.” Lecture, Jackson School of International Studies Summer Seminar for Teachers. Seattle, WA. June 28, 2005.

28. “Christianity in America: Patterns Past and Present.” Adult Education Course,

Rolling Bay Presbyterian Church. Rolling Bay, WA. Five Lectures: September 12-October 24, 2005.

29. “Religious Research in Global Perspective.” Talk for Jackson Foundation. Seattle,

WA. September 27, 2005. 30. “Religious Leadership and Institutions in the Pacific Northwest.” Lecture for “Seattle

and the Sound: Place, Power and People,” Town Hall. Seattle, WA. October 7, 2005.

31. “Christian Repentance and the Global Dialogue on World Religions.” Talk for

ACACIA Foundation. Redmond, WA. October 20, 2005. 32. “Spirituality in the Pacific Northwest: The None Zone.” Lecture, Columbia

Leadership Network, Town Hall. Seattle, WA. April 28, 2006. 33. “Church and State Issues in Global Evangelicalism.” Lecture for Professor Joel

Migdal’s Course, “State, Culture and Politics,” University of Washington. Seattle, WA. May 10, 2006.

34. “Religion and Violence.” Lecture, Sunset Club. Seattle, WA. March 12, 2007. 35. “Religion and Violence.” Lecture, University of Washington Catalyst Faculty Group.

Seattle, WA. March 14, 2007. 36. “Religion and Violence across Time and Tradition.” Talk, Wesley Campus Ministry,

University of Washington. Seattle, WA. April 24, 2007. 37. Belief and Bloodshed: Religion and Violence across Time and Tradition. Book

Reading, Eagle Harbor Bookstore. Bainbridge Island, WA. April 26, 2007. 38. “Religion and Violence. Course for the University of Washington Osher Lifelong

Learning Institute. Redmond, WA. April 30, May 7 and 16, 2007. 39. “Exploring Global Evangelicalism.” Lecture, Jackson School of International Studies

Summer Seminar for Teachers. Seattle, WA. June 28, 2007.

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40. “Religion and Violence.” Course for the University of Washington Osher Lifelong Institute, University of Washington. Seattle, WA. November 30; December 4; and December 11, 2007. 41. “Explaining Religion.” Talk, Secular Student Union, University of Washington.

Seattle, WA. January 22, 2008. 42. Evangelical vs. Liberal: The Clash of Christian Cultures in the Pacific Northwest. Book Reading, Eagle Harbor Bookstore. Bainbridge Island, WA. April 10, 2008. 43. Workshop leader, “Teaching College Introductory Religion Courses.” Sponsored by the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion. Pacific Northwest Regional Meeting of American Academy of Religion. Newberg, OR. May 2, 2008. 44. Evangelical vs. Liberal: The Clash of Christian Cultures in the Pacific Northwest. Book Reading, University of Washington Bookstore. Seattle, WA. May 21, 2008. 45. “Religion and American Civic Responsibility.” Lecture, Grace Episcopal Church.

Bainbridge Island, WA. September 20, and October 7, 2008. 46. “Mainline Mission Learning Day with James Wellman.” Keynote Address,

Commission for Emerging Mission, Episcopal Diocese of Olympia. Seattle, WA. January 22, 2009.

47. “Evangelical vs. Liberal: The Clash of Christian Cultures in the Pacific Northwest.”

Research Exposed! Undergraduate Research Forum Lecture, University of Washington. Seattle, WA. February 18, 2009.

48. “Religion and Violence in Modern World.” Lecture for Professor Scott Radnitz’s course, SIS 201: The Making of the Modern World, University of Washington. Seattle, WA. February 25, 2009.

49. “Ten Things to Revive the Mainline Protestant Church.” Talk, Bethany Lutheran

Church. Bainbridge Island, WA. April 1, 2009. 50. “Religion and Human Security.” Brown Bag, Sociology of Religion Working Group,

University of Washington. Seattle, WA. April 17, 2009. 51. “Looking at Church Culture in the Northwest.” Lecture, All Saints Church. Seattle,

WA. April 30, 2009. 52. “Religion and Violence.” Course for the University of Washington Osher Lifelong Institute, University of Washington. Seattle, WA. May 5, 12, and 19, 2009.

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53. “Vital Churches in the Pacific Northwest.” Lecture, North Puget Sound Presbytery. Seattle, WA. May 20, 2009.

54. “Religion, Secularism, and Human Security.” Lecture, Community College Master

Teachers Institute in Global Religions UW-Seattle. University of Washington, Seattle, WA. July 9, 2009.

55. “The Roots of Suicide Terrorism: Religious Ideology, Irrationality, or Nationalism?”

Lecture, The Samuel Stroum Jewish Community Center. Seattle, WA. July 12, 2009.

56. “Prospects for Churched Religion in the Pacific Northwest.” Keynote Address.

Southwestern Lutheran Synod. Vancouver, WA. May 14 and 15, 2009. XI. Service to University of Washington, Local, and National Community A. University of Washington Student Advising 1. JSIS Senior Honor Thesis Advisor: Hannah Cavendish-Palmer, JSIS, 2002-2003. 2. Senior Thesis Adviser: Timothy Shea, Comparative Religion Program, 2002-2003. 3. Senior Honor Thesis Reader: Julianna Rigg, Political Science Department, 2002-2003. 4. MA Exam Member: Miller Sherling, Comparative Religion Program, 2003. 5. MA Exam Member: Benjamin Meadow, Comparative Religion Program, 2004. 6. Senior Thesis Advisor: Erin Fortenberry, Comparative Religion Program, 2003- 2004. 7. JSIS Honors Thesis Advisor: Daniel Fred Escher, JSIS, 2004-2005. 8. PhD Committee Member, G.S.R.: Lynne Baab, Department of Communications, 2006. 9. PhD Committee Member, G.S.R.: Jan Kinney, Women Studies Department, 2005- 2007. 10. MA Interdisciplinary A&S Thesis Reader: Theresa Clark, History Department, 2005-2006. 11. JSIS Qualifying Paper Advisor: Sean Berger, JSIS, 2005-2006. 12. Senior Thesis Advisor for Mary Gates Fellow: Shay Colson, CHID, 2005-2006.

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13. PhD Dissertation Committee, G.S.R.: Lynne Baab, Department of Communications, 2007. 14. PhD Committee Member, G.S.R.: Miller Sherling, Near and Middle East Studies, 2007-2008. 15. PhD Committee Member: Ben Crosby, Department of Communications, 2007. 16. MA Thesis Committee Member: Mike Grigoni, Ethnomusicology, 2007. 17. MA Oral Exam Chair: Jay Laughlin, Comparative Religion Program, 2007. 18. MA Oral Exam Member: Kaine Chandler, Comparative Religion Program, 2007. 19. MA Oral Exam Chair: Rachael Morris, Comparative Religion Program, 2007. 20. PhD Dissertation Committee, G.S.R.: Dao The Duc, Department of Anthropology, 2007. 21. PhD Dissertation Committee: Laura Busch, Department of Communications, 2008- 2009. 22. PhD Committee, G.S.R.: Jason M. Wollschleger, Department of Sociology, 2009. 23. MA Oral Exam Chair: Laurel Gordon, Comparative Religion Program, 2008. 24. MA Oral Exam Chair: Amy Underkophler, Comparative Religion Program, 2008. 25. MA Oral Exam Member: Lindsey DeWitt, Comparative Religion Program, 2008. 26. MA Oral Exam Member: Kyla Pasha, Comparative Religion Program, 2008. 27. MA Oral Exam Member: Michael Heyes, Comparative Religion Program, 2008. 28. MA Oral Exam Chair: Katie Corcoran, Comparative Religion Program, 2009. 29. MA Oral Exam Member: Meghan Collins, Comparative Religion Program, 2009. 30. MA Oral Exam Member: Ben Nickodemus, Comparative Religion Program, 2009. 31. MA Oral Exam Member: Alex Kocar, Comparative Religion Program, 2009. 32. MA Oral Exam Member: Megin Freaney, Comparative Religion Program, 2009. 33. MA Oral Exam Member: Jacob Rennaker, Comparative Religion Program, 2009.

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34. MA Oral Exam Member: Joel Carlson, Comparative Religion Program, 2009. 35. MA Oral Exam Chair: Rick Martin, Comparative Religion Program, 2009. 36. MA Oral Exam Member: Emily Morrison Griffin, Comparative Religion Program,

2009. 37. MA Oral Exam Chair: Charles Richter, Comparative Religion Program, 2009. 38. MA Oral Exam Member: Jason Andrus, Comparative Religion Program, 2009. 39. MA Oral Exam Chair: Kacie Lopez, Comparative Religion Program, 2009. 40. PhD Dissertation Proposal Committee, G.S.R.: Kristian Petersen, Near and Middle

Eastern Studies Program, 2009. B. University of Washington Committee Work 1. Twenty-Five Year Anniversary Committee. Comparative Religion Program, 1999- 2000. 2. Eugene and Marilyn D. Webb Undergraduate and Graduate Scholarship Committee.

Comparative Religion Program, Chair 2002-2003; Member 2003-2005. 3. Teaching Assistants Committee Member. Comparative Religion Program, 2002-

present. 4. MA Admissions Committee Member. Comparative Religion Program, 2002-present. 5. George Taylor Fund, Leslianne Shedd and Dorothy Foskick Funds, Internships

Committee Member. Jackson School of International Studies, 2002-2004. 6. Founding Board Member, University of Washington Qualitative Research Group,

2002-2005. 7. Interim Member, JSIS Executive Committee. JSIS, 2004-2005. 8. Executive Committee Member, International Studies. JSIS, 2004-2005; 2006-2007; 2007-2008. 9. Committee Member, Jackson School of International Studies Honor’s Program, 2004-

2005. 10. JSIS Curriculum Committee Member, JSIS Core Course Development: SIS 201: “The Making of the Twentieth Century.” 2004-2005.

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11. Interviewed for UW student film project, “Evangelical Tele-evangelism in the Pacific Northwest Region.” 2005. 12. Composed Summary Presentation, “Religion and Globalization,” for JSIS presentation to the Luce Foundation, March 1, 2005. 13. Chair. Comparative Religion Program, 2005-present. 14. Interview, “Religion, Violence and Peace Course.” In University Week, Arts and Sciences Perspectives Magazine, University of Washington, March 2006. 15. Interview, “Religion and Sports Series.” Peter Lewis, UW News and Information Office, January 7, 2007. 16. Grant Review Committee, Course Development for IS on Global Security and Global Religions, 2006-2007. 17. Tenure Review Committee, Christian Novetzke, 2008-2009. 18. Organizing member, Sociology of Religion Monthly Research Group, University of

Washington: Seattle, WA. 2008-Present. C. Local Service 1. Interview. “Pacific Northwest Religious Leadership.” John Tullic, Legislative Assistant for Paul Chin’s office, State Legislature. October 23, 2002. 2. Interview. “Pacific Northwest Alternative Churches.” Vanessa Ho, The Seattle Times. August 8, 2003. 3. Interview. “Purpose Driven Evangelicals.” Susie Oh, Bremerton Sun. December 19, 2003. 4. Interview. “Pacific Northwest Religion.” Knute Berger, Editor, Seattle Weekly. March 18, 2004. 5. Interview. “Protestantism in the Pacific Northwest.” Bothel Kenmore Reporter. March 19, 2004. 6. Interview. “Mega-churches in the Pacific Northwest.” Seattle Magazine. November 9, 2005. 7. Radio Interview. “Tensions in Church/State Issues.” The Mike Webb Show. www.mikewebb.org. June 12, 2006.

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8. Interview. “Protestant Judicial Cases on Clergy Misconduct.” Nina Shapiro, Seattle Weekly. January 15, 2007. 9. Interview. “Religion and Sports Series.” Greg Lewis, The Seattle Times. January 30, 2007. 10. Interview. “Religious Bias and Discrimination.” Lornet Turnbull, The Seattle Times. February 7, 2007. 11. Interview. “Religion and Violence.” Lindsay Latimore, Bainbridge Review. April 18, 2007. 12. Radio Interview. “Religion, Forgiveness and Virginia Tech.” Hosts: Ron Upshaw and Don O’Neill, 710 KIRO Newsradio in Seattle. April 19, 2007. 13. Interview. “Megachurches in the Pacific Northwest.” Seattle Times. August 30, 2007. 14. Interview. “Teaching to the Mindset of Freshmen.” Seattle Post-Intelligencer. August 31, 2007. 15. Interview. “Pew Survey on American Religion.” The Seattle Times. February 25, 2008. 16. Author Volunteer for Island Authors. “Leading Reading.” Fundraiser for Public

Schools on Bainbridge Island, Washington. June 4, 2008. 17. Interview. “Religious Right: A Leaderless Army'.” Janet Tu, The Seattle Times. July

21, 2009. 18. Interview. “World Vision’s Richard Stearns Sets Out to Put an End to Global

Poverty.” Janet Tu, The Seattle Times. August 23, 2009. 19. Television Interview. “Seattle Archdiocese begins ‘Catholics Come Home’

Campaign.” KOMO TV Seattle. February 17, 2010. http://www.komonews.com/news/local/84538262.html

20. Interview. “Protestant Leaders Revitalizing the Church.” Janet Tu, Seattle Times.

April 4, 2010. D. National Service 1. Program Director. Religious Research Association, Annual Meeting: 1996-1997. 2. Long Range Planning Committee Member. Religious Research Association: 1999- 2000.

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3. Chair. Jacquet Grant Committee, Religious Research Association: 2000-2001. 4. Interview. “Proposal for Spiritual Transformation Conference.” Kristin Holmes, Religion Editor, Philadelphia Enquirer. October 13, 2002. 5. Interview. Louisville Institute Review. Professor Raymond Williams. February 14, 2003. 6. Interview. Terry Stokesbarry, Educational Research Director. M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust. March 7, 2003. 7. Board Secretary. Religious Review Association: 2002-2003. 8. Television Interview. “Evangelicals, Religion and Conflict.” “UO Today,” Oregon Humanities Center Symposium, “War and Martial Metaphor in Scripture.” University of Oregon: Eugene, OR. March 1, 2004. 9. Article Referee. “Locating the Evil and Assessing the Blame: The Theodicy of the 700

Club Following the September 11th Attacks.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 2004.

10. Article Referee. “Downtown Metropolitan Churches: Ecological Situation and Metropolitan Response,” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 2004. 11. Nominating Committee Member. Society for the Scientific Study of Religion: 2003- 2005. 12. Article Referee. “Perceptions of Religious Tensions between Latter-Day Saint and Protestant Students,” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 2005. 13. Article Referee. “The Jesus Seminar: An Ideological Package for the Christian Left.”

Review of Religious Research, 2005. 14 Article Referee. “To Accept or not to Accept: Episcopal Bishops on Homosexuality in the Church.” Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review, 2006. 15. Article Referee. “Bridging the Macro-Micro Divide: Regional Differences in Mainline Protestant Congregations’ Responses to Homosexuality.” Review of Religious Research, 2006. 16. Interview. “The ‘Great Divide’ in Religious Studies.” http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2006/11/20/religion. November 20, 2006. 17. Interview. “Gay Ordination and the Protestant Mainline Church.” Sam Hodges, Dallas Morning News. December 14, 2006.

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18. Consultant. SSRC project on Religion and International Affairs, Council President, Craig Calhoun: Columbia University. 2006-2007. 19. Chair. Jack Shand Committee. Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, 2006- 2007. 20. Interview. “Review of Issues in Religion and Violence.” Heidi Ledford, Nature Magazine. February 28, 2007. 21. Article Referee. “Sacred Nature: Earth-based Spirituality as Popular Religion in the

Secular Northwest.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 2007. 22. Interview. “Megachurches in the Pacific Northwest.” William Yardley, The New York

Times. May 3, 2007. 23. Article Referee. “The Christians and the War against Iraq,” Journal for the Scientific

Study of Religion. 2008. 24. Interview. “Dalai Lama Arrives for a Five-Day Conference in Seattle, Very Much His Kind of Town.” William Yardley, The New York Times. April 11, 2008. 25. Interview. The Conversation, KUOW Public Radio. “Evangelical vs. Liberal: The Clash of Christian Cultures in the Pacific Northwest.” Seattle, WA. May 21, 2008. 26. Interviewed on Think Out Loud, Oregon Public Broadcasting, “Relationships and Religion.” Seattle, WA. August 1, 2008. 27. Interview. The Jefferson Exchange, Jefferson Public Radio. “God in the Northwest.” Ashland, OR. August 18, 2008. 28. Interview. Keepin’ the Faith, WILL-AM-580, Illinois Public Radio. Urbana, IL. November 2, 2008. 29. Interview and Book Review. Evangelical vs. Liberal: The Clash of Christian Cultures in the Pacific Northwest. In The Christian Century. December 2, 2008. 30. Interview and Book Review. “RD Book: Christian Culture Clash.” in Religion Dispatches. Krista Kapralos. December 1, 2008. 31. Interview. “Ministry in the Pacific Northwest.” Bill Fentum, The United Methodist

Reporter. Dallas, TX. February 13, 2009. 32. Interview. “Episcopal Minister Defrocked After Becoming a Muslim.” Patrick

Oppmann, CNN Online. April 2, 2009.

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33. Article Referee. “Morally-Contested Ballot Initiatives and Evangelical Voters,” Politics & Policy. 2009.

34. Article Referee. “Glimpses of the Future Church: Identity and Persuasion on

Congregational Websites.” Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review. 2009. 35. Article Referee. “Rethinking the Christian Studies Classroom: Reflections on the

Dynamics of Teaching Religion in Southern Public Universities.” Teaching Theology and Religion. 2009.

36. Article Referee. “Homosexuality and the Construction of ‘Anglican Orthodoxy’: The

Symbolic Politics of the Anglican Communion.” Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review. 2010.

37. Article Referee. “Off the Map: Locating the Emerging Church: A Comparative Case

Study of Congregations in the Pacific Northwest.” Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. 2010.

XII. Courses Taught Rel 254: American Religions Rel 590: American Enthusiastic Religion (graduate seminar)

Rel 490: Religion, Power and American Empire (graduate seminar) SIS 495: Task Force: US Foreign Policy Toward Israel SIS 202: Cultural Interactions in an Interdependent World Rel 380: The Nature and Study of Religion Rel 502: Theories in the Study of Religion Rel 205: Religion, Violence, and Peace: Patterns across Time and Tradition Rel 502: Comparative Fundamentalisms (graduate seminar) Rel 301: Modern Religious Thought Rel 201: Introduction to Western Religions SIS 405: Political Economy of Religious Institutions: Issues in Religion and Human Security Rel 590: American Religion and US Foreign Policy XIII. Memberships Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, 1991-Present. Religious Research Association, 1991-Present. American Academy of Religion, 1991-Present. The Society for Christian Ethics, 1995-2003 XIV. Languages German and New Testament Greek Basic reading proficiency Hebrew and French Passed graduate reading exam

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XV. References Robert Wuthnow. Chair: Department of Sociology, Princeton University. Princeton, NJ 08544; (609) 258-2044 or (609) 258-4531; wuthnow@princeton.edu. Martin E. Marty. Historian of American Christianity: University of Chicago Divinity School, 175 E. Delaware #8508; Chicago, IL 60611-7750; memarty@aol.com.

Mark Silk. Director: The Leonard E. Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life: Trinity College, 300 Summit Street, Hartford, CT 06106-3100; (860) 297-2352; mark.silk@trincoll.edu. Wade Clark Roof. Director: J.F. Rowny Professor of Religion and Society. Walter H. Capps Center for the Study of Ethics, Religion, and Public Life: Department of Religious Studies, University of California at Santa Barbara; Santa Barbara, CA 93106, (805) 893-2562; wcroof@religion.ucsb.edu. Nancy Ammerman. Chair: Department of Sociology,Boston University, 96 Cummington Street Boston, MA 02215; nta@bu.edu. Reşat Kasaba. Professor of International Studies, Director of the National Research Center in International Studies: Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington; Box 353650 Seattle, WA 98195; (206) 543-6890; kasaba@u.washington.edu. Martin S. Jaffee. Samuel & Althea Stroum Professor of Jewish Studies Professor of Comparative Religion & International Studies: Jackson School of International Studies: University of Washington Box 353650 Seattle, WA 98195; (206) 543-9846; Jaffee@u.washington.edu.